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Novartis AG

NVS
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Pharmaceutical Preparations
SEC CIK
0001114448

No open-market purchases or sales by Novartis AG insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 1,625 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $21.3B in total; Maverick Capital is the only superinvestor holding it.

Other share classesNVSEF

13F holders, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Novartis AG as of Mar 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
1,361
+40 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
139.1M
+8.92M (+6.8%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$15.4B
+$2.69B (+21.2%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
121
430 more added
Sold out
81
508 more reduced

24 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2024: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting NVS on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ1 2025: 1,361 institutions
Q1 2021: 1,138 institutionsQ2 2021: 1,123 institutionsQ3 2021: 1,083 institutionsQ4 2021: 1,147 institutionsQ1 2022: 1,137 institutionsQ2 2022: 1,142 institutionsQ3 2022: 1,088 institutionsQ4 2022: 1,183 institutionsQ1 2023: 1,182 institutionsQ2 2023: 1,203 institutionsQ3 2023: 1,225 institutionsQ4 2023: 1,274 institutionsQ1 2024: 1,254 institutionsQ2 2024: 1,309 institutionsQ3 2024: 1,314 institutionsQ4 2024: 1,345 institutionsQ1 2025: 1,361 institutionsQ2 2025: 1,387 institutionsQ3 2025: 1,405 institutionsQ4 2025: 1,515 institutionsQ1 2026: 1,604 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,625 institutions
Value heldQ1 2025: $15.4B
Q1 2021: $18.7BQ2 2021: $19.8BQ3 2021: $18.0BQ4 2021: $18.5BQ1 2022: $18.3BQ2 2022: $16.9BQ3 2022: $13.7BQ4 2022: $15.5BQ1 2023: $15.2BQ2 2023: $14.9BQ3 2023: $15.1BQ4 2023: $14.2BQ1 2024: $13.6BQ2 2024: $14.7BQ3 2024: $15.2BQ4 2024: $12.7BQ1 2025: $15.4BQ2 2025: $16.2BQ3 2025: $17.2BQ4 2025: $18.4BQ1 2026: $22.0BQ2 2026: $21.3B
Institutions holding NVS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261,625$21.3B
Q1 20261,604$22.0B
Q4 20251,515$18.4B
Q3 20251,405$17.2B
Q2 20251,387$16.2B
Q1 20251,361$15.4B
Q4 20241,345$12.7B
Q3 20241,314$15.2B
Q2 20241,309$14.7B
Q1 20241,254$13.6B
Q4 20231,274$14.2B
Q3 20231,225$15.1B
Q2 20231,203$14.9B
Q1 20231,182$15.2B
Q4 20221,183$15.5B
Q3 20221,088$13.7B
Q2 20221,142$16.9B
Q1 20221,137$18.3B
Q4 20211,147$18.5B
Q3 20211,083$18.0B
Q2 20211,123$19.8B
Q1 20211,138$18.7B

Institutions, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Novartis AG; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding NVS in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Atria Investments LLC46,493$5.18M0.07%+3,230+7.5%Added
Henry James International Management, Inc.45,999$5.13M1.76%+160.0%Added
Advisors Capital Management, LLC45,617$5.09M0.08%+2,220+5.1%Added
Keybank National Association43,635$4.86M0.02%+200+0.5%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC43,585$4.86M0.04%−739−1.7%Reduced
Meritage Portfolio Management43,558$4.86M0.32%−756−1.7%Reduced
Graham Capital Management, L.P.43,479$4.85M0.15%−4,714−9.8%Reduced
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC43,427$4.84M1.85%−827−1.9%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.43,410$4.84M0.03%−3,337−7.1%Reduced
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC43,092$4.80M0.10%+19,350+81.5%Added
Signaturefd, LLC43,091$4.80M0.09%+3,001+7.5%Added
Employees Retirement System of Texas43,010$4.79M0.04%+43,010New
Norden Group LLC42,199$4.70M0.54%+139+0.3%Added
Perennial Advisors, LLC42,016$4.69M0.93%+845+2.1%Added
Logan Capital Management Inc41,959$4.68M0.21%+578+1.4%Added
Naviter Wealth, LLC39,993$4.66M0.56%−532−1.3%Reduced
Optiver Holding B.V.41,665$4.64M0.18%−30,763−42.5%Reduced
Boston Partners41,483$4.62M0.01%−11,876−22.3%Reduced
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC41,471$4.62M0.12%+4,542+12.3%Added
Bryn Mawr Trust Co41,459$4.62M0.09%+27+0.1%Added
Baldwin Brothers Inc41,420$4.62M0.32%−6,858−14.2%Reduced
Sofos Investments, Inc.41,128$4.58M1.00%+41,128New
Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC41,106$4.58M0.91%+41,106New
Hamel Associates, Inc.41,060$4.58M1.56%+32,380+373.0%Added
Arlington Partners LLC40,882$4.56M1.79%+9,730+31.2%Added
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc40,541$4.52M0.14%−4,756−10.5%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co39,951$4.45M0.00%+20,179+102.1%Added
Carret Asset Management, LLC39,845$4.44M0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd39,723$4.43M0.01%−594,851−93.7%Reduced
Hayek Kallen Investment Management39,485$4.40M1.62%−590−1.5%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC39,260$4.38M0.00%+490+1.3%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC38,990$4.35M0.03%−1,532−3.8%Reduced
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.38,669$4.31M0.08%+442+1.2%Added
Rhumbline Advisers38,600$4.30M0.00%+3,846+11.1%Added
Garland Capital Management Inc38,505$4.29M4.02%−3,655−8.7%Reduced
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC37,646$4.20M0.20%+6,806+22.1%Added
Haverford Trust Co37,265$4.15M0.04%−674−1.8%Reduced
Argent Trust Co36,857$4.11M0.17%+1,234+3.5%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc36,835$4.11M0.06%+2,308+6.7%Added
Timber Creek Capital Management LLC36,732$4.09M1.09%−5,799−13.6%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.35,952$4.01M0.00%−576,427−94.1%Reduced
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.35,245$3.93M0.48%−905−2.5%Reduced
Azzad Asset Management Inc35,163$3.92M0.46%−2,337−6.2%Reduced
Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC35,112$3.91M0.28%−1,342−3.7%Reduced
WealthTrust Axiom LLC34,885$3.89M1.18%+1,050+3.1%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC34,672$3.87M0.04%+1,051+3.1%Added
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC34,672$3.87M0.04%+1,051+3.1%Added
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc34,277$3.82M0.02%+3,562+11.6%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.33,282$3.71M0.12%+3,126+10.4%Added
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.33,005$3.68M0.02%+3,067+10.2%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC32,868$3.66M0.05%+7,531+29.7%Added
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC32,777$3.65M0.03%+5,135+18.6%Added
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC32,147$3.58M0.17%−200−0.6%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Group, LLC31,438$3.50M0.29%+1,767+6.0%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC31,355$3.50M0.07%−3,524−10.1%Reduced
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc31,225$3.48M0.02%−1,610−4.9%Reduced
Northeast Investment Management31,036$3.46M0.16%−910−2.8%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC30,925$3.45M0.02%−1,735−5.3%Reduced
Capital Insight Partners, LLC30,832$3.44M0.60%+1,163+3.9%Added
CAPROCK Group, Inc.29,826$3.43M0.10%+1,407+5.0%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC29,639$3.30M0.02%−8,087−21.4%Reduced
Daymark Wealth Partners, LLC29,598$3.30M0.14%+326+1.1%Added
Providence Capital Advisors, LLC29,289$3.27M0.68%+369+1.3%Added
Moors & Cabot, Inc.29,247$3.26M0.17%+1,382+5.0%Added
NBT Bank N A29,238$3.26M0.24%−1,392−4.5%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co28,936$3.23M0.01%−5,650−16.3%Reduced
Transform Wealth, LLC27,573$3.18M0.19%−330−1.2%Reduced
McIntyre Freedman & Flynn Investment Advisers Inc28,455$3.17M2.33%+500+1.8%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC28,368$3.16M0.01%−9,406−24.9%Reduced
SIH Partners, LLLP28,303$3.16M0.28%+2,903+11.4%Added
RSM US Wealth Management LLC28,283$3.15M0.05%−2,504−8.1%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.28,660$3.14M0.03%+23,204+425.3%Added
Naples Global Advisors, LLC27,234$3.14M0.30%−775−2.8%Reduced
Fred Alger Management, LLC27,357$3.14M0.02%+1,062+4.0%Added
Oxbow Advisors, LLC27,656$3.08M0.33%+774+2.9%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC27,525$3.07M0.04%−6,280−18.6%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc27,440$3.06M0.02%+27,440New
Telos Capital Management, Inc.27,438$3.06M0.33%−248−0.9%Reduced
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department27,337$3.05M0.23%−27,867−50.5%Reduced
Patten & Patten Inc27,237$3.04M0.20%−2,823−9.4%Reduced
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc26,958$3.01M0.05%−1,800−6.3%Reduced
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC26,954$3.00M0.03%+6,052+29.0%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA26,779$2.99M0.02%−3,079−10.3%Reduced
Wambolt & Associates, LLC27,021$2.96M1.01%+443+1.7%Added
Arkadios Wealth Advisors26,515$2.96M0.11%+18,028+212.4%Added
Beach Investment Counsel Inc26,347$2.94M0.43%−1,219−4.4%Reduced
Hall Laurie J Trustee26,142$2.91M1.04%−1,073−3.9%Reduced
Callan Family Office, LLC26,099$2.91M0.22%−2,775−9.6%Reduced
Albert D Mason Inc26,028$2.90M1.97%+12,774+96.4%Added
Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc.25,767$2.87M0.27%+1,550+6.4%Added
Americana Partners, LLC25,755$2.87M0.11%+264+1.0%Added
Ballentine Partners, LLC25,625$2.86M0.05%+6,391+33.2%Added
Foresight Capital Management Advisors, Inc.25,616$2.86M1.77%+1,012+4.1%Added
Quartz Partners, LLC25,219$2.81M1.71%+7,056+38.8%Added
Principal Securities, Inc.28,870$2.81M0.06%+113+0.4%Added
Fairfield, Bush & Co.25,052$2.79M1.77%−464−1.8%Reduced
EagleClaw Capital Managment, LLC24,908$2.78M0.44%−226−0.9%Reduced
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.24,358$2.75M0.03%−3,345−12.1%Reduced
Forum Financial Management, LP24,519$2.73M0.05%−34−0.1%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc24,418$2.72M0.07%+346+1.4%Added